Education

Decolonising Education and Sustainable Development

Module code: X3602
Level 6
15 credits in autumn semester
Teaching method: Not yet finalised
Assessment modes: Not yet finalised

This module will critically engage with the relationship of education and development and how their conjuncture has led to our contemporary situation where the world is confronted by climate change, environmental degradation and all their broader social consequences. We interrogate the concept of decolonisation and what the implications of decolonising education and development might be for societies that are committed to pursuing principles of sustainability, both with respect to the curriculum and pedagogy. Students will be formatively assessed through group presentations.

Module learning outcomes

• Demonstrate critical understanding of substantive issues around education, development, sustainability and decolonisation and the relationships between these.
• Demonstrate the capacity to draw on relevant academic literature to develop theoretical understandings around decolonising education, development and sustainability
• Demonstrate critical awareness of methodological and research approaches that help understand and advance principles of sustainability and decolonising in education.
• Demonstrate the capacity to draw on personal experiences in a critical way in relation to issues around decolonial and sustainability agendas in education.